Working with a variety of sources including Dana alumnae, current and past faculty, local and regional artists and most importantly, students, the Dana Hall Art Gallery typically has six to seven shows per year.

The Karen Stives '68 Equestrian Center is a touchstone for the many girls who ride, whether competitively or for physical education. It's also home to some of the most innovative educational initiatives on campus.

Through your support, we can ensure that today's students have the resources and opportunities they need to grow into creative, capable and courageous young women, and that the same high quality Dana Hall experience remains available for future generations.

Academics

Academics

Dana Hall offers a broad, sophisticated range of courses, coupled with an intense focus on academic skills like research and writing. Through this dynamic combination, students develop the intellectual courage, personal strength and passionate interests to construct their own questions, for college and for life.

Beyond the expected core of English, math, science, social science and foreign language, students deepen their education with requirements in the visual and performing arts; computer science; and fitness and athletics. Ninety-eight percent of students in the Upper School take four years of math, and nearly as many pursue four years of science, taking advantage of Dana's state-of-the-art science building.

Broad Horizons

Dana Hall offers a wide range of languages, including Latin, French, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, all taught using a state-of-the-art language lab. To fulfill the Dana requirement in "non-Western" social studies, you can choose from classes focused on the history and culture of Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Russia or the Middle East. In a typical year, Dana offers 17 Advanced Placement courses. Even more exciting is the School's unique array of electives, including political science, public speaking, architecture and web design. Each of these courses reflects the passionate expertise of Dana teachers, teaching what they love best.

Words To Live By

Dana faculty members are especially enthusiastic about the School's success in teaching writing - a skill emphasized in courses throughout the curriculum, and through an extensive writing portfolio students build through their junior year. Dana's Writing Lab also offers one-on-one writing advice. And Dana alumnae are adamant: no other skill they gained at Dana has served them better than the ability to speak and write with confidence, clarity and flair.

Quick Facts

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58 full-time members of the teaching faculty

73 members of the the faculty and staff have degrees beyond the Bachelor's level

17 AP and 12 honors-level courses offered

In 2017, 119 students took Advanced Placement exams.

In 2017, 55 students received AP Scholars, Scholars with Honors, or Scholars with Distinction awards (AP Scholar Awards recognize high school students who have demonstrated college-level achievement through AP courses and exams).

141 Upper School courses; 80 Middle School courses

12 students = average class size in Upper School

15 students = average class size in Middle School

6:1 = student to faculty ratio

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Favorite Assignment

Middle Eastern Studies

Favorite Class

The Library

Favorite Place on Campus

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"My favorite class at Dana Hall (so far!) has been Middle Eastern Studies. It covers interesting material that helps me to better understand current events, and provides me a unique perspective when so much of formal history education is focused on the West. The class has helped me break stereotypes, and I now view the world differently."